[Flashcoders] How to create a preloader that plays in full
I want to create a preloader that plays through even if the rest of the timeline has been loaded. I saw a tutorial on this some time back but can't find it now. Forgive me if this is a common request or something but I have searched and searched but can't find it. The problem is probably that I'm not sure what keywords to use for a good search. Anyways, any help would be appreciated. -Aaron ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] How to create a preloader that plays in full
Aaron Roberson schrieb: I want to create a preloader that plays through even if the rest of the timeline has been loaded. I saw a tutorial on this some time back but can't find it now. Forgive me if this is a common request or something but I have searched and searched but can't find it. The problem is probably that I'm not sure what keywords to use for a good search. you cannot find *anything* about how a *preloader* is made in flash ? is the list archive down ? is flashkit down ? is google down ? micha ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] How to create a preloader that plays in full
Thanks for the sarcasm but I am not just trying to create a simple preloader that plays until the movie has loaded. Rather, I want to create a preloader that has two functions: 1) to preload the movie (of coarse) and 2) to play the entire preloader's timeline even if the movie has already been preloaded. It's the second part that I am having trouble with. A traditional preloader plays until the movie has been loaded. Instead, I want the preloader to play in entirely even if the movie has already been loaded. This way, the preloader is not just a progress bar but an element of the movie. I hope that makes sense. On 10/5/06, Michael Stuhr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Aaron Roberson schrieb: I want to create a preloader that plays through even if the rest of the timeline has been loaded. I saw a tutorial on this some time back but can't find it now. Forgive me if this is a common request or something but I have searched and searched but can't find it. The problem is probably that I'm not sure what keywords to use for a good search. you cannot find *anything* about how a *preloader* is made in flash ? is the list archive down ? is flashkit down ? is google down ? micha ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] How to create a preloader that plays in full
Aaron Roberson schrieb: I hope that makes sense. no. sorry. micha ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
RE: [Flashcoders] How to create a preloader that plays in full
A preloader by definition is a short, small movie that loops endlessly until the swf is completely loaded; the load-end stops the movie. You're describing a movie that wants to end when it reaches its last frame. What does it have to do with the load process? You cannot guarantee which will end first, the movie or the load, so you need to know what you want to happen in either case depending on which event happens first. P. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flashcoders- [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Aaron Roberson Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 12:40 PM To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] How to create a preloader that plays in full Thanks for the sarcasm but I am not just trying to create a simple preloader that plays until the movie has loaded. Rather, I want to create a preloader that has two functions: 1) to preload the movie (of coarse) and 2) to play the entire preloader's timeline even if the movie has already been preloaded. It's the second part that I am having trouble with. A traditional preloader plays until the movie has been loaded. Instead, I want the preloader to play in entirely even if the movie has already been loaded. This way, the preloader is not just a progress bar but an element of the movie. I hope that makes sense. On 10/5/06, Michael Stuhr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Aaron Roberson schrieb: I want to create a preloader that plays through even if the rest of the timeline has been loaded. I saw a tutorial on this some time back but can't find it now. Forgive me if this is a common request or something but I have searched and searched but can't find it. The problem is probably that I'm not sure what keywords to use for a good search. you cannot find *anything* about how a *preloader* is made in flash ? is the list archive down ? is flashkit down ? is google down ? micha ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] How to create a preloader that plays in full
Hi Aaron, By my definition, a preloader plays until the rest of the content is sufficiently loaded for the .swf to stream at the user's bandwidth. If you just want something to play in its entirety, you're talking about an introduction, which is created the same as any other Flash content. If you need something that will play all the way through but then do some sort of waiting if the rest of the content isn't sufficiently loaded, then you're back to the concept of inserting a preloader. So you see, it's either an intro (which plays through once and moves on to the main content), a preloader (which plays until content is sufficiently loaded) or a combination of both. The tour started by showing a golf ball traveling in a loop. Each time the ball got close to the hole, the swf evaluated whether the main content had sufficiently loaded. If the enough content was loaded, the ball fell into the hole with a nice clunk sound, and the main content played. On the other hand, if the main content wasn't ready, the golf ball travelled back to its starting point and then looped to the hole again, where it would once again check loading status. So the ball would always travel at least to the hole, and the main content would never play without the user seeing the ball fall into the hole. The ball traveling to the hole is the intro part. The ball looping continuously until the content is ready is the preloader part. Marc At 09:40 AM 10/5/2006, you wrote: Thanks for the sarcasm but I am not just trying to create a simple preloader that plays until the movie has loaded. Rather, I want to create a preloader that has two functions: 1) to preload the movie (of coarse) and 2) to play the entire preloader's timeline even if the movie has already been preloaded. It's the second part that I am having trouble with. A traditional preloader plays until the movie has been loaded. Instead, I want the preloader to play in entirely even if the movie has already been loaded. This way, the preloader is not just a progress bar but an element of the movie. I hope that makes sense. On 10/5/06, Michael Stuhr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Aaron Roberson schrieb: I want to create a preloader that plays through even if the rest of the timeline has been loaded. I saw a tutorial on this some time back but can't find it now. Forgive me if this is a common request or something but I have searched and searched but can't find it. The problem is probably that I'm not sure what keywords to use for a good search. you cannot find *anything* about how a *preloader* is made in flash ? is the list archive down ? is flashkit down ? is google down ? micha ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] How to create a preloader that plays in full
Just from the top of my head here, so excuse if anything is wrong
but couldn't you put at the end of the preload animation something like
stop();
if (getBytesLoaded() == getBytesTotal()){
play();
} else {
this.onEnterFrame = function() {
if (getBytesLoaded() == getBytesTotal()){
delete this.onEnterFrame
play ();
}
}
HTH
On 10/5/06, Pete Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
A preloader by definition is a short, small movie that loops endlessly
until the swf is completely loaded; the load-end stops the movie.
You're describing a movie that wants to end when it reaches its last
frame. What does it have to do with the load process? You cannot
guarantee which will end first, the movie or the load, so you need to
know what you want to happen in either case depending on which event
happens first.
P.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flashcoders-
[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Aaron Roberson
Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 12:40 PM
To: Flashcoders mailing list
Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] How to create a preloader that plays in
full
Thanks for the sarcasm but I am not just trying to create a simple
preloader that plays until the movie has loaded. Rather, I want to
create a preloader that has two functions: 1) to preload the movie
(of
coarse) and 2) to play the entire preloader's timeline even if the
movie has already been preloaded. It's the second part that I am
having trouble with.
A traditional preloader plays until the movie has been loaded.
Instead, I want the preloader to play in entirely even if the movie
has already been loaded. This way, the preloader is not just a
progress bar but an element of the movie.
I hope that makes sense.
On 10/5/06, Michael Stuhr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Aaron Roberson schrieb:
I want to create a preloader that plays through even if the rest
of
the timeline has been loaded. I saw a tutorial on this some time
back
but can't find it now.
Forgive me if this is a common request or something but I have
searched and searched but can't find it. The problem is probably
that
I'm not sure what keywords to use for a good search.
you cannot find *anything* about how a *preloader* is made in flash
?
is the list archive down ?
is flashkit down ?
is google down ?
micha
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RE: [Flashcoders] How to create a preloader that plays in full
You're going to need a preloader for your preloader... ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] How to create a preloader that plays in full
Marcelo, I think your concept will work for my project.
Thanks all,
Aaron
On 10/5/06, Marcelo Wolfgang [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Just from the top of my head here, so excuse if anything is wrong
but couldn't you put at the end of the preload animation something like
stop();
if (getBytesLoaded() == getBytesTotal()){
play();
} else {
this.onEnterFrame = function() {
if (getBytesLoaded() == getBytesTotal()){
delete this.onEnterFrame
play ();
}
}
HTH
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Re: [Flashcoders] How to create a preloader that plays in full
Yeah, I think that is essentially what Pete and Marc said. Thanks On 10/5/06, Steven Sacks | BLITZ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You're going to need a preloader for your preloader... ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
RE: [Flashcoders] How to create a preloader that plays in full
And a preloader for the preloader's preloader...does Zeno's Paradox apply here? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flashcoders- [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Aaron Roberson Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 1:57 PM To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] How to create a preloader that plays in full Yeah, I think that is essentially what Pete and Marc said. Thanks On 10/5/06, Steven Sacks | BLITZ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You're going to need a preloader for your preloader... ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] How to create a preloader that plays in full
Pete Miller schrieb: And a preloader for the preloader's preloader...does Zeno's Paradox apply here you read too much Pyramids :-) micha ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
